State profile · Below median Poor share

Vermont bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Vermont.

2,862
Public bridges
52.1%
Good condition
2.9%
Poor condition

Vermont holds 2,862 public highway bridges (#43 of 52 by inventory) with a 2.9% Poor share (#45 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 2.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 8 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

2,862

Public highway bridges in Vermont

Good Condition

52.1%

1,491 bridges rated 7-9

2.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

2.9%

83 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.6pp vs national avg 7.5%

Vermont vs national bridge condition

Vermont - Good condition share 52.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Vermont - Poor-condition share 9.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Vermont in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Vermont has 2,862 bridges and a 2.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #8 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Vermont has 2,862 bridges and a 2.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #8 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Vermont vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

2,862 43rd of 54 higher than 11 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Vermont

The highlighted point is Vermont: 2,862 bridges and 2.90% in Poor condition, rank #8 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Vermont on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • District of Columbia: 257 bridges · 1.95% Poor
  • Florida: 13,036 bridges · 2.79% Poor
  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Vermont

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 2,862 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Vermont’s inventory

State agency holds 39.6% of the 2,862 public highway bridges filed under Vermont in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Vermont’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 33.7% of the 2,862 bridges with a recorded original year in Vermont. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Vermont52.1%45%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Vermont (FHWA NBI)

Counties (14)

Addison 143 Bennington 215 Caledonia 247 Chittenden 184 Essex 66 Franklin 149 Grand Isle 8 Lamoille 127 Orange 208 Orleans 181 Rutland 266 Washington 248 Windham 337 Windsor 483

Vermont vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Vermont on the same metric.

FL

Florida

2.79% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,036
Selected

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Vermont

Six lowest-condition bridges in Vermont, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

C2001

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.7 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH14, Addison, VT

Built 1865 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 700

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Windham, VT

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 6,100

C3018

Poor

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windsor, VT

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

C3324

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

@ JCT W CL3 TH324, Windsor, VT

Built 1929 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

VT 00155 ML

Poor

Over: MILL RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT. VT.103, Rutland, VT

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,000

TR 01 FAS 308

Poor

Over: BURGESS BROOK

0.9 MI W JCT. VT.100, Orleans, VT

Built 1923 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 590

All Bridges in Vermont

C3004

Good

Over: FAIR BROOK

0.7 MI JCT TH 4 & TH 38, Windham, VT

Built 1983 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 50

C2002

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH6, Windsor, VT

Built 1948 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 190

C3036

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

1.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH51, Windsor, VT

Built 1977 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 25

C3056

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W VT44, Windsor, VT

Built 1973 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10

VT 00009 ML

Good

Over: ROARING BRANCH

2.0 MI E JCT. U.S. 7, Bennington, VT

Built 1940 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,500

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: JEWELL BROOK

0.4 MI S JCT. VT.103 S, Windsor, VT

Built 1995 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,500

VT 00104 ML

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.8 MI N JCT. VT.128, Franklin, VT

Built 1932 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 7,000

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: I 89 OVER TH 2 & BRK

0.3 MI S EXIT 10, Washington, VT

Built 1960 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 23,700

TR 01 FAS 166

Good

Over: BARNARD BROOK

0.3 MI N JCT. VT.12, Windsor, VT

Built 1938 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,600

VT 00110 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

0.3 MI N JCT. VT.113, Orange, VT

Built 1939 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,700

VT 00012 ML

Good

Over: MARTINS BROOK

5.4 MI N JCT. U.S.2, Washington, VT

Built 2009 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 2,900

C3041

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

0.1 MI JCT TH 41 + VT122, Caledonia, VT

Built 2011 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 20

C2003

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

@ JCT W CL3 TH26, Orleans, VT

Built 1947 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 170

C3034

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT US 7, Rutland, VT

Built 1985 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 250

C2003

Good

Over: THATCHER BROOK

@ INTERS.OF US2, Washington, VT

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,090

C3006

Good

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windham, VT

Built 1977 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 200

C3005

Good

Over: N BR OTTAUQUECHEE R

0.2 MI JCT TH 5 + TH 11, Windsor, VT

Built 1999 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 40

VT 00014 ML

Good

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

1.6 MI S JCT. VT.66, Orange, VT

Built 1995 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 640

VT 00106 ML

Good

Over: KEDRON BROOK

3.7 MI S JCT. U.S.4, Windsor, VT

Built 1923 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,800

TR 01 FAS 277

Good

Over: MOOSE RIVER

8.9 MI N JCT. U.S.2, Essex, VT

Built 1975 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 180

NORTH BRANCH ST

Good

Over: FURNACE BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH5, Bennington, VT

Built 1964 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 3,000

C2005

Good

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH22, Addison, VT

Built 1973 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 750

C3028

Good

Over: HUNTINGTON RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Chittenden, VT

Built 1977 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 300

C3014

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.45 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Franklin, VT

Built 1999 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 228

C3051

Good

Over: DOG RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH8, Washington, VT

Built 1977 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 10

C3084

Good

Over: COLD BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Windham, VT

Built 1995 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 350

C3046

Good

Over: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 46 + RT 4, Windsor, VT

Built 1978 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 70

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

8.3 MI S JCT. VT.17, Washington, VT

Built 2014 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 1,200

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: I 89 OVER TH NO 40

0.2 MI S EXIT 7, Washington, VT

Built 1970 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 20,900

TR 01 FAS 114

Good

Over: PIKE HOLLOW BROOK

1.1 MI W JCT. VT.100, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 490

C2003

Good

Over: VERMONT RAILWAY

1.0 MI TO JCT W US7, Chittenden, VT

Built 2004 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,300

C3013

Good

Over: IRA BROOK

0.04 MI TO JCT W VT133, Rutland, VT

Built 1964 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10

C3048

Good

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT. W VT 9, Windham, VT

Built 2011 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 50

C3008

Good

Over: BLUE BROOK

@ JCT OF TH8 & TH10, Windham, VT

Built 1977 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 200

C3031

Good

Over: DEERFIELD RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT9, Windham, VT

Built 1985 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 80

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: I 89 OVER TH NO 40

0.2 MI S EXIT 7, Washington, VT

Built 1970 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 20,900

TR 01 FAS 138

Good

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

3.2 MI W JCT. VT.133 S, Rutland, VT

Built 1928 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 770

TR 00TH3

Good

Over: TH NO 3 OVER I 91

3.0 MI N EXIT 16, Orange, VT

Built 1973 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 300

TR 00TH3

Good

Over: TH NO 3 OVER I 91

3.0 MI N EXIT 16, Orange, VT

Built 1973 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 300

VT 00065 ML

Good

Over: I 89 UNDER VT 65

2.5 MI W JCT. VT.14, Orange, VT

Built 1970 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 150

TR 00TH3

Good

Over: TH NO 3 OVER I 91

4.2 MI N EXIT 26, Orleans, VT

Built 1971 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 75

TR 00TH3

Good

Over: TH NO 3 OVER I 91

4.2 MI N EXIT 26, Orleans, VT

Built 1971 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 75

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: RED MILL POND BROOK

RED MILL ROAD, Bennington, VT

Built 2012 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 50

C3042

Good

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT15, Caledonia, VT

Built 1989 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 25

C3ELM

Good

Over: COOPER BROOK

ON ELM ST 0.2 MI W VT 15, Caledonia, VT

Built 1985 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 75

C3035

Good

Over: PACIFIC BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT VT 118, Franklin, VT

Built 2006 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 50

C3060

Good

Over: STERLING BROOK

0.67 MI TO JCT W C3 TH50, Lamoille, VT

Built 1999 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 150

C3075

Good

Over: HARRIMAN BROOK

0.05 MI JCT TH 75 + TH 4, Orange, VT

Built 1939 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 25

C2002

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH

0.05 MI TO JCT W VT100, Orleans, VT

Built 1998 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 250

C3096

Good

Over: DOG RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT12A, Washington, VT

Built 2015 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 250

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